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Why Your Chronic Symptoms Lead Back to Stored Trauma ft. Britt Piper | Heal Thy Self w/ Dr. G #392
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What if your chronic fatigue, autoimmune symptoms, and people-pleasing patterns aren't random? What if they're your body remembering something your mind forgot? In this groundbreaking episode, I sit down with Brittany Piper, a somatic experiencing practitioner and trauma educator for the Department of Justice and U.S. military. We explore how trauma lives in the nervous system, why traditional talk therapy often falls short, and how somatic work can rewire your body's stress responses. Brittany shares her personal journey of healing from complex trauma and reveals why most people pleasers are secretly angry, how childhood experiences shape our adult relationships, and practical tools to reconnect with your body's wisdom. If you've ever felt stuck in therapy or trapped in survival mode, this episode offers a revolutionary approach to healing through nervous system regulation and somatic awareness.
Be sure to like and subscribe to #HealThySelf
Hosted by Doctor Christian Gonzalez N.D.
Follow Doctor G on Instagram @doctor.gonzalez
https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Opening: Can Chronic Illness Be Rooted in Repressed Emotions?
06:00 - Rapid Fire Questions: People Pleasers, Men's Disconnection & Childhood Expression
11:39 - The Dance Floor Moment: How a 5-Year-Old Loses Wholeness and Authentic Expression
21:36 - Brittany's Trauma Story: Birth, Foster Care, and the Body's Memory of Not Belonging
26:01 - From Sexual Assault to Purpose: Turning Pain into Prevention Education Work
30:20 - Body Patterns and Procedural Memory: How to Start Recognizing Trauma in Your Body
35:17 - Building Body Awareness: From Head-Up Living to Somatic Intelligence
38:46 - Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys: Validating Emotions Without Fixing Them
47:12 - People Pleasers Are Silently Angry: The Fight-Flight-Shutdown Response Explained
51:17 - The Connection Between Emotional Suppression and Autoimmune Disease in Women
56:21 - Success Story: From Bedridden with Lyme/Mold to Recovery Through Nervous System Work
1:01:03 - How Trauma Lives in the Body: Physical Pain vs. Emotional Numbness as Warning Signs
1:07:47 - "Body First Healing" Book: A Somatic Roadmap for Healing Trauma and Nervous System Recovery
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Visit jaspr.co/drg and use code DRG for $300 off for a limited time.
Visit calroy.com/drg and save over $50 and get a free canister of 2-in-1 Nitric Oxide Test Strips with a 3-Pack Bundle Purchase.
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What if your chronic fatigue, autoimmune symptoms, and people-pleasing patterns aren't random? What if they're your body remembering something your mind forgot? In this groundbreaking episode, I sit down with Brittany Piper, a somatic experiencing practitioner and trauma educator for the Department of Justice and U.S. military. We explore how trauma lives in the nervous system, why traditional talk therapy often falls short, and how somatic work can rewire your body's stress responses. Brittany shares her personal journey of healing from complex trauma and reveals why most people pleasers are secretly angry, how childhood experiences shape our adult relationships, and practical tools to reconnect with your body's wisdom. If you've ever felt stuck in therapy or trapped in survival mode, this episode offers a revolutionary approach to healing through nervous system regulation and somatic awareness.
Be sure to like and subscribe to #HealThySelf
Hosted by Doctor Christian Gonzalez N.D.
Follow Doctor G on Instagram @doctor.gonzalez
https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Opening: Can Chronic Illness Be Rooted in Repressed Emotions?
06:00 - Rapid Fire Questions: People Pleasers, Men's Disconnection & Childhood Expression
11:39 - The Dance Floor Moment: How a 5-Year-Old Loses Wholeness and Authentic Expression
21:36 - Brittany's Trauma Story: Birth, Foster Care, and the Body's Memory of Not Belonging
26:01 - From Sexual Assault to Purpose: Turning Pain into Prevention Education Work
30:20 - Body Patterns and Procedural Memory: How to Start Recognizing Trauma in Your Body
35:17 - Building Body Awareness: From Head-Up Living to Somatic Intelligence
38:46 - Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys: Validating Emotions Without Fixing Them
47:12 - People Pleasers Are Silently Angry: The Fight-Flight-Shutdown Response Explained
51:17 - The Connection Between Emotional Suppression and Autoimmune Disease in Women
56:21 - Success Story: From Bedridden with Lyme/Mold to Recovery Through Nervous System Work
1:01:03 - How Trauma Lives in the Body: Physical Pain vs. Emotional Numbness as Warning Signs
1:07:47 - "Body First Healing" Book: A Somatic Roadmap for Healing Trauma and Nervous System Recovery
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